The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-06-02
Daily Observations !!

Daily Observations!
WEDNEsDAY.-A good rain again t
day. Over one hundred Nail Mill 10
sold in one day. The boys mean busines
IA prominent young coal operate
said to-day that he had been in sewers
towns recently and with possible exceI
tion of street lights and street grade
Jackson is far ahead of any of them. Th
town is growing rapidly, or at least e1
couragingly. Jackson is going rigt
along. .... Miss Elma Davis, of Port:
mouth, is visiting friends here -. Cor
stable Dick Stiffier was being hauled owe
the Goals to-day on complaint of Sout
street citizen. 1t was not for the CON
mission of any crime, but for an allege
neglect of duty. Rev. Jonathan
Thomas called at our residence tonight
This aged minister is an old-time machin
ist, and assisted in building the first rail
road engine ever pulling out of Cincin
natl. Mr.. Thomas was Chaplain of tn
seth Ohio Regiment during the war;.
NeeSe Carr and Jim Powell had set-to
or rather lie-to, on Broadway to-day
Neese tried to make lunch off of Jims
ear, while Jim mistook Neese's nose for
lobster, and attempted to gobble it. NJ
harm DONE. M. T. Vanpelt has beer
quite i'll for few days at this place, and
we believe was taken home to Wellstor
tonight. Van.has not been stout for a
long time. He is good lawyer, and
splendid fellow, and many friends will
wish for speedy recovery for him. "A
man named Nail had hand crushed at
the Furnace yeste rday..-. Squire Sell of
Coalton is here to-day. james S. Rid
enour came near having a serious acci-
dent night before last. A man purchased
bar Of iron and was carrying it through
the room, on his shoulder, when the end
of the rod struck Mr.. Ridenour on the
nose, cutting his face considerably.
THURsDAY.-The Council did not take
up the COW question last night. The
father of John D. Jones (Butcher) is here.
He is sprightly old gentleman. eighty
six years of age. We are tempted to
tell joke gotten off by our young friend
Irvie DUNCAN regarding his Grafton at
the school exhibition. On being ques-
toned by his father, Hon. Irvine DUNCAN,
regarding the subject of his grafton, the
young gentleman replied: 81 have at
tempted to get up something that would
sound pretty well, and not have very
much in it--a good deal like some Of yoatr
speeches! Pat o, O,Malley is building
on his lots, in the old Company field. 49,.
There is scarcely city whose streets pre-
sent livelier appearance in the evening
than Jackson, a constant mass of busy,
moving people, all the time.. Mrs
Harmon Bum and daughter are attend
ing the school exhibition tonight.
Squire Armpstead Scurlock is in town,
hearing the essays, and seeing the pretty
girls and flowers. 49,. Will johnson and
Harry Branson have come out in new
white plug hats. Mrs. G. F. -Bertsch
received two thousand dollars from the
Odd Fellows life insurance association,
on the policy of her late husband. ......
John Brown, living short distance above
town, leased his coal yesterday to Newt.
Kessinger. The young Italian gentle
men are to have fruit booth on the side
of the Sternberger building, Broadway.
THE MasonS have decided not to build
on the proposed site on Main street, ow-
ing to some misunderstanding about the
hight of proposed adjacent buildings.
"A little child OF Leonard Cast was con-
considerably scalded to-day by pulling
over upon itself a teakettle of hot water.
49,. Jackson is beginning to learn wis
dom from experience. Where the streets
were builtu in great heaps and banks of
cinder, they now have to be plowed and
scraped down again to convenient grade.
THE idea of the great County Re
union is taking hold and growing rapidly.
The 91st Ohio boys will, it is thought
at least it is so hoped-as well as the seth
boys, make their Reunion on the same oc-
casion. A considerable part of the pro-
gram might be devoted to these two Vet
eran organizations, and their Reunions
made. of special enjoyment. Let every
body prepare to make this the grandest
thing ever held in the County.
FR1DAY.-The Constables and Marshals
land sich" have posted up notices that
the COWS must be shut up at once or the
officers will attend to it. -. The gradu-
ates of 1886 held social party at the resi-
dence of Elias Long tonight. -. Nat.
Hoover is building a twO-story frame
residence for Elias Long in jamestown.
This building will be for rent. %. S.
Miller took trip to Scioto Township to-
day. Miss Halle Evans, of Ports
mouth, is here. The creamery folks
are sending their milk cans out over the
country. The crossing at Broad, on
Portsmouth street, is laid 49,. Mr.. John
David still has very sore nose from the
recent injury by horse. He had a very
narrow escape from being killed. 49,. The
young peoples Literary and Musical So
ciety had a meeting tonight at the M. E.
church. -. The weather tonight is quite
chilly. DR.. Laird says this is the black
berry storm -. Peter Prater is in town.
The Salvation Army had the larg-
est crowd on the street tonight for some
time IA patent medicine vender at
the scales this evening got out some of
his medicines, and gave the boys a free
drink all around. The schools were
graded to-day, and the colored pupils as
signed places in the common schools.
The separate school for colored children
has been abolished, and henceforth we
are all one race. What wonderful
change in the space of generation!..
The cutting down of the grade on Main
street will leave the corner of the public
square high and dry. -. Mr.. David has
made the old Nelson property shine like
new house. -. Benson Evans, of Col
umbus, is here.
SATURDAY.-Bartley Blackhart is suf
fering from the effects of being thrown
from horse. IA lively race after a
calf on Broadway this evening caused